Hoda Katebi Wants to Take On Fast Fashion by Taking It Down
The organizer Hoda Katebi is tackling the global garment industry, not as a reformer but as an abolitionist.
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The organizer Hoda Katebi is tackling the global garment industry, not as a reformer but as an abolitionist.
The Take explores the intersection of fashion and politics with activist and blogger Hoda Katebi.
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The Empty Ethics of “Shop Small” As economies crater in the pandemic recession, the call to buy “handmade” local goods has gained new force. It’s not that simple. SAI AUNG MAIN/AFP/Getty Images This spring, Marissa Nuncio, director of the Garment Worker Center in Los Angeles, had a Zoom meeting with some of the center’s 300 members. Even during the pandemic, when they were considered essential workers as they made thousands of face masks, the members reported a lack of personal protective equipment, no social distancing, and little disinfection of facilities or even time to wash ...